Railroad-bed and rail-support



l G. s. USHER.

RAILROAD BED AND RAIL SUPPORT.

APPLICATION man MAY|.1920.

Patented Aug. 24, 1920.

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G. S. USHER.

RAILROAD BED AND RAIL SUPPORT.

VAPPLICATIM: FILED MAYI,1920.

Patented Aug. 24, 1920.

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UNITED STATES;

PATENT QFFICE.

RAILROAD-BED AND RAIL-SUPP ORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ang. 24, i920.

Application filed May 1. 1820. Serial No. 378,084.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE S. UsHnR, a citizen of the United States, residing at iVaco, in the county of McLennan and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Beds and Rail-Supports, of which the following is a specification.

rlrhis invention relates to railway road bed construction, more particularly to structures of this class of reinforced concrete, and has for one of its objects to `improve the construction and increase the efliciency, durability, and stability of devices of this character.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character wherein provision is made for applying or removing the rails, or replacing broken or impaired rails or rail supports without disturbing the road bed portion.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out in the claims, and in the drawings illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a road bed constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on the linel 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section enlarged on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section enlarged on the liney 4-4 of Fig. 1.

The improved structure comprises main body portions 10 of concrete or the like and extending longitudinally of the railway line and designed to support the railway rails. The body portions 10 are connected at suitable intervals by transverse bonding sections 11, also of concrete or like material and integral with the body portions. The body portions 10 are widest at the baseand with their outer faces sloping as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. Embedded in the body portions 10 near their upper sides are reinforcing rods 12 and 13, preferably of steel, while similar rods 14 and 15 are embedded in the bodies near their lower sides, as shown.

Embedded in the bonding portions 11 are upper and lower reinforcing and tie rods 16 and 17 extending at the ends into the bodies 10 and with hooked terminals 18 and 15.) to engage over the adjacent or inner longitudinal rods 13 and 15, as shown.

Other combined reinforcing and tie`rods 2O and 21 are also embedded in the bonding sections reversely oblique and extend into the body portions 10 and formed with tei'- minal hooks 22 and 23 to engage over the outer rods 12 and 14, as shown.

By this means the body portions 10 and the bonding portions are firmly united and braced and capable of resisting the severe strains to which they are subjected by the heavy traffic passing over the rails. l

Embedded by their lower parts in the body portions 10 at suitable intervals are metal studs 24, and bearing upon the body portions and extending longitudinally thereof are rail supporting stringers 25, of wood, and having sockets to engage over the studs 24.

The rails 26 are secured to the stringers by the usual spikes 27 and Aare connected at suitable intervals by tie rods 2S.

The studs 24 eifectually hold the stringer members from both longitudinal and transverse displacement and tie the stringers to the body members.

The body members 10 and the bonding portions .11 are preferably sunken for a distance in the ballast, represented conventionally at 29.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the drawings and set forth in the specifications, but it will be understood that any modifications within the scope of the claims may be made in the construction without departing from the principle of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

I claim:

1. A railway road bed comprising spaced rail supporting bodies of concrete material connected at intervals by bonding sections of concrete material, metal studs embedded at spaced intervals in the bodies and extending above the upper surfaces of the same, and rail supporting stringere supported upon the bodies and having socket-s to receive the projecting portions of the studs.

2. A railway road bed comprising spaced rail supporting bodies of concrete material connected at intervals by bonding sections of concrete material, reinforcing rods extending' through said bodies near their upper and lower sides,l and tie rods embedded in the bonding portions and extending re versely obliquely therethrough and connected at their ends to the upper t(ind lower 1ongitudinztlly directed rods, metal studs embedded et spaced intervalsin the bodies and` extending above the upper lines of the same,

ceive the projeotingportions of the studs. l0

VIn testimony whereof; I affix my signature hereto.U Y

GEORGE s, USHER. 

